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02

Mar

By Joahna Lei Casilao and Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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AB basketball teams dominate Goodwill openings

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO and MA. LEANDREA A. TAMARES THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) basketball teams dominated in their opening games in this year’s Thomasian Goodwill Games, with the men’s team sweeping the Alfredo M. Velayo (AMV) College of Accountancy, 72-58, while the women overcame the Institute…

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23

Feb

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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HST, ASN seize Glaucus 2019 championship

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN HISTORY and Asian Studies took home trophies in the 2019 Glaucus Prize competitions after topping the team and individual categories, respectively. The History team, composed of captain Adrian Maranan, Ellaine Marallag, Marlisa Reyes, and Jace Obeya amassed 205 points, narrowly beating first runner up Asian…

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20

Feb

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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CASA Footworks is 7-time Cypher champ

By MA. LEANDREA A. TAMARES COMMUNICATION ARTS Students' Association (CASA) Footworks bagged its seventh straight championship in Cypher, the annual inter-major streetdance competition of the Faculty. CASA Footworks bested nine other dance troupes with their Flash Bomba-themed dance routine, earning them a total of 355 points. "Hindi kami nag-focus sa…

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19

Feb

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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CA junior is new UAAP game announcer

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO COMMUNICATION ARTS (CA) junior Kassie Gormley is the new game announcer for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament. The third-year student told the Flame that she felt “honored and flattered” to be chosen for the position, especially because…

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18

Feb

By The Flame News

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UST hosts 150 children for Makibata 2019

ABOUT 150 children from seven different communities participated in the annual community development project spearheaded by the Student Organizations Coordinating Council (SOCC) in partnership with the Office for Student Affairs and Simbahayan. According to the SOCC, Makibata is an annual activity meant to allow kids from partner communities and Thomasians…

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14

Feb

By Luis Miguel Arucan

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JournSoc condemns Rappler chief’s arrest

THE UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) released a statement on Thursday condemning the recent arrest of Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa. Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. were indicted last week by the Department of Justice over a cyber libel case in connection to a Rappler article…

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08

Feb

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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CA, Lit alumni are fellows to Siliman writers workshop

TWO ARTLET alumni are among the 12 fellows to the 58th Silliman University National Writers Workshop, the oldest creative writing workshop in Asia. Communication arts (CA) alumnus Samuel Evardone and literature alumna Arielle Abrigo received a fellowship for Fiction and Poetry, respectively. Evardone’s two short stories, To the Shareholders of The…

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28

Jan

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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LitSoc, TPSF condemn lowering age of criminal liability

LITERATURE and political science students from the Faculty denounced the House Justice Committee initiative to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 years old to 9 years old. House Bill No. 8858 was approved on its third and final reading on Monday, amending the age of “social…

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18

Jan

By Joahna Lei Casilao and Cris Eugene Gianan

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LegMa freshman not missing, says LFS-UST; Dean’s Office clarifies immersion activity not sanctioned by AB

LEGAL MANAGEMENT freshman Rizza Camingawan is not missing, the League of Filipino Students-University of Santo Tomas (LFS-UST) clarified after the news of the LFS member’s alleged disappearance made rounds on social media. In a statement released Thursday on their Facebook page, LFS-UST said Camingawan has contacted her parents and informed…

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05

Dec

By Angel Dukha III

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Focus on duties despite attacks on press, Palace reporters tell student journos

MALACAÑANG REPORTERS urged journalism students on Monday to continue performing their duties despite the continuous attacks of the Duterte administration on the press. Rappler Palace reporter Pia Ranada reminded students that journalists should not disregard the rules and journalism ethics despite the attacks of the government on the press. “[E]ven if…

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